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Cold War (including decolonisation)

The surge in migration to Australia at the end of World War II increased the already-present language diversity of the country. There was continuity: some prisoners and refugees stayed in Australia after the end of the War, and new groups arrived, such as Dutch refugees from Indonesia’s war of independence. Post-war migration schemes were developed or re-introduced in the 1950s and 1960s; these schemes brought larger numbers of those already present, especially those from both Northern and Southern Europe. The composition of many language communities was dramatically affected by the developments of the Cold War. It brought new suspicions about security that defined who was 'inside' and 'outside' Australia, at a time when significant political debates were taking place in languages other than English in Australia. This period also saw attempts to redefine Australia within its region through schemes such as the Colombo Plan, which brought people from Asia to study in Australia.

From the archive Filter this collection

Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Finnish
A Koskinen Records
State Library of Queensland
World War II
Hungarian, German, English
Agocs - Papers
State Library of Western Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Dutch
Australiana
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Dutch
Australiana
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Hungarian, English
Booklet c.1955
Albury Library Museum
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Vietnamese
Chieu Hoi
Australian War Memorial
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Maltese, English
Felix Calleja papers
State Library of Western Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Greek Refugees
Queensland's Archives
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
German, English
Langbein - Scrapbooks
State Library of South Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Estonian, English
Lia Looveer papers
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
French
Lucy Denholm papers
State Library of Western Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Italian, English, Latin, Greek (Modern), French, German
Luigi Strano further papers
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern), English
Marinakis, Mary
National Archives of Australia, Sydney
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Chinese
Memorandum 1953
Albury Library Museum
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern), English
Notes in Greek
Australian National Maritime Museum
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
English, Croatian, Greek (Modern), Italian
NSW Builders' Labourer
Australian National University
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Oikogeneia
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
English, Arabic
Papers of Ali Kazak
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian, English, German
Papers of Herbert Feith
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Maltese, English
Papers of Joe Saliba
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Portuguese
Resistir É Vencer
State Library of Victoria
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
German, English, Polish
Rose Seidler recipes
Museums of History New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Indonesian
Varia Australia
The University of Sydney
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
French, Croatian
Vida Likic Notebooks
State Library of Queensland
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Chinese, English
Yvonne Preston papers
State Library of New South Wales
World War II
Greek (Modern), English
Στάθης Ραυτόπουλος εκτενής συλλογή βιβλίων, ημερολόγια, μουσικοί δίσκοι, ταινίες, χειρόγραφα ποιήματα, χειρόγραφη αυτοβιογραφία, αποκόμματα εφημερίδων 1931 - 2001 - Stathis Raftopoulos extensive collection of books, diaries, music records, movies, manuscript poems, manuscript autobiography, newspaper clippings 1931 - 2001
Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Συμβούλιο Ελληνικής Κοινότητας, χειρόγραφα, αλληλογραφία, προγράμματα του ελληνικού φεστιβάλ του Σίδνεϊ, εκπαιδευτικό υλικό για την ελληνική γλώσσα 1977 - 1988 - Greek Community Council, manuscripts, correspondence, Greek festival of Sydney programs, educational material for the Greek language 1977 - 1988
Hellenic Historic & Cultural Centre NSW
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Συνέδριο των κοινοτήτων μελών της ομοσπονδίας ελληνικών ορθοδόξων κοινοτήτων Αυστραλίας - Πρακτικά ομοσπονδιακών διασκέψεων 1958 - 1989 (σε εξέλιξη) - Conference of member communities of the Federation of Greek Orthodox Communities of Australia - Μinutes of federal conferences 1958 - 1989 (ongoing)
Hellenic Historic & Cultural Centre NSW

Newspapers

Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Akropolis
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Italian, Greek (Modern), Turkish, Arabic, English
Ascolta
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern), English
Australo-Ellin
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Aκτίνες - Aktines
Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Aλήθεια - Alithia
Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Aνατολή - Anatolh
Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
E Phone Toy Pontoy
State Library of South Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Bulgarian, Greek (Modern), Macedonian, English
Edinstvo
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern), English
Elefthera Phoni
State Library of Western Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Ellenika nea
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Ellenike Paroikia
State Library of South Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Elliniki Phoni
State Library of Victoria
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Ellinikos Kirikas
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Ethnos
State Library of Victoria, Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Eπαφή - Contact
Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Hellada
State Library of Victoria
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Hellenic Echo
State Library of Western Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Hellenism
State Library of Western Australia, National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern), English
Kosmas kai kosmos
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern), English
Kritika nea
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Arabic
Lebanese Time
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern), French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Maltese, Serbian, English
Mediterranean voice
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Lithuanian, English
Mu̇sų Pastogė
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Nea poreia
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Neos Kosmos
State Library of South Australia, Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
O Kosmos
State Library of New South Wales, Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Russian
Our Life
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
English, Greek (Modern), Vietnamese, Polish, Spanish, Croatian, Chinese, Turkish
Our newspaper
State Library of Victoria
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Chinese, English
Qiao Sheng
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Russian
Slavya
State Library of Queensland
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Dutch, English
Tasman telegraph
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern), English
To Giophyri
State Library of New South Wales
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Αλλαγή - Allagi
Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Σήμερα - Today
Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
Φήμη - Fimi
Dardalis Archives of the Hellenic Diaspora

Images

Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Dutch
By ons vertrek
Balatoni Múzeum Kisgrafikai Gyũjtemény
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Arabic
Chinatown 1971 – Broome
Broome Historical Society & Museum
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Chinese
Haymarket Library
Archives & History Resources - City of Sydney
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Hungarian
Media - Magyar Elet
National Archives of Australia, Sydney
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Mercier cartoons
National Library of Australia
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Serbian, Croatian
Novosti 11783742
National Archives of Australia, Sydney
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
German, English
Photograph 1952
Albury Library Museum
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
French, English, German, Spanish, Italian
Scarf 1950-1960
Albury Library Museum
Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Greek (Modern)
The Pogas Family Tree
History Trust of South Australia

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